Promontory Point is a ghost town in
Box Elder County
Box Elder County is a county at the northwestern corner of Utah, United States. As of 2018, the estimated population is 54,950. Its county seat and largest city is Brigham City. The county was named for the box elder trees that abound in the co ...
,
Utah
Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...
, United States,
that is located about northeast of
the cape with the same name.
Description
The site is where the
Lucin Cutoff
The Lucin Cutoff is a railroad line in Utah, United States that runs from Ogden to its namesake in Lucin. The most prominent feature of the cutoff was a railroad trestle crossing the Great Salt Lake, which was in use from 1904 until the late ...
intersects the east coast of the peninsula formed where the
Promontory Mountains project into the northern
Great Salt Lake. The cutoff passes north of the cape and continues west to
Saline, where the cutoff leaves the peninsula.
The unincorporated community of
Promontory and its location, Promontory Summit, are also frequently referred to as "Promontory Point".
Promontory Summit is the site where the
First transcontinental railroad was completed and is located about north–northwest of Promontory Point, near the north end of the Promontory Mountains.
See also
*
List of ghost towns in Utah
This is an incomplete list of ghost towns in Utah, a state of the United States.
Classification
Barren site
* Sites no longer in existence
* Sites that have been destroyed
* Covered with water
* Reverted to pasture
* May have a few diffi ...
References
External links
Ghost towns in Utah
Populated places in Box Elder County, Utah
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